absolutt veto

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

absolutt (“absolute”), from Latin absolūtus (“concluded, absolute”), perfect passive participle of absolvō (“complete, finish”), from both ab- (“from, off, away from”), from Latin ab (“from, away from, on, in”), from Proto-Italic *ab, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“off, away”) + and from solvō (“release, loosen, dissolve, take apart”), from both sē- (“apart-, aside-, away”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(w)ēd, the ablative singular of *s(w)é (“self”) + and from luō (“I untie, set free, separate”), from Proto-Indo-European *lewh₃- (“to wash”).

veto (“veto”), from Latin vetō (“I forbid, oppose, veto”), from votō, votāre, from Proto-Italic *wotāō, from Proto-Indo-European *weth₂- (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /absʊˈlʉt/, /apsʊˈlʉt/ + IPA^(key): /ˈʋeːtʊ/

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• Rhymes: -eːtʊ
• Hyphenation: ab‧so‧lutt‧ve‧to

Noun

absolutt veto n (definite singular absolutte vetoet, indefinite plural absolutte veto or absolutte vetoer, definite plural absolutte vetoa or absolutte vetoene)

1. (politics) an absolute veto (right to stop all decisions)

Related terms

• veto (“veto”)
• vetorett (“right to veto”)

References

• “absolutt veto” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “veto” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).